Lyric Opera 2018-2019 Issue 5 Il Travatore

WILL LIVERMAN Metropolitan Opera Marnie STACEY TAPPAN Metropolitan Opera Marnie; Suor Angelica Alumni Perform at Lyric — and Around the World — in 2018/19 The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago is recognized as one of the premier professional artist-development programs in the world. To make a gift in support of the Ryan Opera Center’s efforts, or for more information, please visit lyricopera.org/ryanoperacenter , or call Meaghan Stainback at 312.827.5691. ELIZABETH D E SHONG LA Opera La clemenza di Tito ERINWALL (Elettra/ Idomeneo ) My time in the Ryan Opera Center was completely transformative. I arrived for my first year straight out of graduate school, never having set foot on a professional opera stage. I needed intensive stage training, and the program provided me with exactly that — working with world-class directors, conductors, and teachers. It also gave me baptism by fire, singing roles on the Lyric mainstage, beginning with Second Nursemaid in Street Scene and ending with Marguerite in Faust ! Being fully immersed in the art form for three years was a life-changing experience, for which I’ll always be grateful.